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The Latest from NPC: Next Portable Console and AppStories

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, Federico, Brendon and I introduce NPC, compare handheld gaming origin stories, and share our current setups before Federico springs a surprise on us.


This week on AppStories, Federico and I introduce Comfort Zone and NPC: Next Portable Console, two new MacStories podcasts, and share our wishes for watchOS and tvOS updates.

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AppStories, Episode 385 – Our 2024 macOS and visionOS WWDC Wishes

This week on AppStories, we continue our annual wishlists with a look at macOS and visionOS.


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Our 2024 macOS and visionOS WWDC Wishes

  • Our macOS Wishes
    • Notifications
    • Alerts
    • Finder
    • Stage Manager
    • System Settings
    • Music
    • TestFlight
    • Shortcuts
  • Our visionOS Wishes
    • The Developer Strap
    • Multitasking
    • Better Voice Control
    • iPad Virtualization
    • Environments
    • Apple Pencil Pro
    • More Native Apps
    • Software OPtimizations
    • Home Screen Changes
    • Wi-Fi Performance
    • Support for Mice
    • Multiple Desktops
  • Related:

On AppStories+, a video experiment, i have iPad Pro follow-up, and Federico has technical follow-up and a question for listeners about streaming videogames over Wi-Fi.

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AppStories, Episode 384 – Our 2024 iOS and iPadOS WWDC Wishes

This week on AppStories, we kick off our annual WWDC wishes episodes with a conversation about the changes they’d like to see made to iOS and iPadOS 18.


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Our iOS and iPadOS 18 Wishes for WWDC


On AppStories+, I explain the three features that made me apprehensive about my iPad Pro purchase.

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AppStories, Episode 383 – The Trouble with iPadOS

This week on AppStories, we examine iPadOS and the ways it has failed to get the basics right.


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The Trouble with iPadOS


On AppStories+, behind the scenes of a roller coaster week at MacStories.

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AppStories, Episode 382 – A Roomful of Suits: AltStore and Delta with Riley Testut

This week on AppStories, we are joined by Riley Testut for a conversation about the history of AltStore from side-loaded app to official alternative app marketplace in the EU and Delta’s dominance of the Top Free App chart in the US and elsewhere..


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An Interview with Riley Testut


On AppStories+, I propose an optimistic perspective on iOS gaming.

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AppStories, Episode 380 – Obsidian Setup Check-In

This week on AppStories, we revisit our Obsidian systems, themes, and favorite plugins.


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An Obsidian Check-In


On AppStories+, Federico ponders what notes are, what they should be, and whether he should document more of what he learns on the web.

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AppStories, Episode 379 – A Classic Mac Pick 2

This week on AppStories, we return with a classic Pick 2 episode focused on the Mac.


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A Classic Mac Pick 2


On AppStories+, we talk about Apple’s decision to allow game emulators and game streaming services on the iPhone worldwide.

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AppStories, Episode 378 – Are We Entering a Post-App World?

This week on AppStories, we explore whether we’re experiencing the beginning of the end of apps and consider what might replace them.


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Are We Entering a Post-App World?


On AppStories+, we explain why we’ve said goodbye to time tracking.

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AppStories, Episode 377 – Why the DOJ Claims Apple Is a Monopoly

This week on AppStories, we explain what’s going on with the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple that claims the iPhone-maker is monopolizing the smartphone market.


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The US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Complaint Against Apple


On AppStories+, I explain the research and writing workflow I developed for big projects like covering the DOJ’s lawsuit against Apple.

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